Summer Afternoons in the City

When the weather is nice in the summer, I like to take advantage, and roam around Boston.  It's fun to walk around without any real destination or place to be.  I love to window shop on Newbury Street or play tourist at Faneuil Hall.

To celebrate the start of vacation I headed to Newbury Street, after a relaxing morning in Harvard Square.  I wanted to check out some stores for our summer road trip.  JO doesn't seem to understand why I need cute, summer hiking clothes, but I do :-)  After getting some ideas at The North Face, Patagonia, and Athleta, I was pretty hungry.  My original plan had been to head home for lunch but the patio at Piattini Wine Cafe was too nice to resist.  I can't say enough good things about Piattini- great, large patio on Newbury Street, yummy food, really reasonable prices, and I always seem to wind up with a patio table when I go.

It was a perfect way to start vacation!